My cat has never shredded my clothes and always uses the litter box (very occasionally misses it). I do occasionally find a dead rat, bird, vole, or hairball on the living room floor. He’s a good cat but I wish he paid more attention when he goes number 2 and no more birds.
My cat lives at my side, catches mice (even without claws), and provides companionship when no one else is around… so do the dogs that live outdoors (minus the mice; they tend to ignore them vs. squirrels and rabbits)… so they both have their purposes. Some people are not “animal” people of any kind, and that is OK too… :-)
I have had both cats and dogs sharing my life – often at the same time – and their personalities are always different.
Cats, by their very nature, have a different world view than dogs – except for one cat I had that thought he was a dog. That cat would even go for walks with the dogs and me. He didn’t like other cats but liked to hang with the big dogs. His personality was definitely more canine than cat.
Earl you are not cuddly, you can’t sit on her lap and purr while she pets you. Cats’ fur is soft and silky. How can you compete? You can’t, so forget about it.
Earl….Perhaps if you showed the cat more affection, fed it, brushed it, you wouldn’t get surprises in your slippers or shredded pants legs…it’s just showing you that it feels your negative opinion of it…if you can’t get affection from Opal, try the cat!
One day, getting home from work, I come out of the garage and see a neighborhood cat sunning itself on a 2nd-floor, back-porch railing, surveying its turf. I waved and said “Hi, cat!” The cat said “Meow!” back. I was proud my existence had actually been acknowledged… ☺
Earl, we guys exist for two purposes: opening jars, and making sperm. Other than that, we’re useless excrescences cluttering up the earth. Deal with it.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
what purpose do dogs serve aside from digging up the yard, chewing as well as slobbering on everything?
sirbadger over 5 years ago
How does it shred your pants leg without shredding your leg? Sounds like precise claw trimming to get the length just right.
rekam Premium Member over 5 years ago
Dogs give unconditional love.
Anathema Premium Member over 5 years ago
My cat has never shredded my clothes and always uses the litter box (very occasionally misses it). I do occasionally find a dead rat, bird, vole, or hairball on the living room floor. He’s a good cat but I wish he paid more attention when he goes number 2 and no more birds.
Breadboard over 5 years ago
Opal just loves to get under Earl’s skin !
OscarMiller over 5 years ago
Mice. They catch mice.
wirepunchr over 5 years ago
At first glance I thought the cat was “loving” Earls pantleg.
Bookworm over 5 years ago
I saw or heard this somewhere: Dogs have owners; Cats have a staff.
sheilag over 5 years ago
My cat lives at my side, catches mice (even without claws), and provides companionship when no one else is around… so do the dogs that live outdoors (minus the mice; they tend to ignore them vs. squirrels and rabbits)… so they both have their purposes. Some people are not “animal” people of any kind, and that is OK too… :-)
magicwalnut Premium Member over 5 years ago
People who say that obviously don’t have cats.
Linguist over 5 years ago
I have had both cats and dogs sharing my life – often at the same time – and their personalities are always different.
Cats, by their very nature, have a different world view than dogs – except for one cat I had that thought he was a dog. That cat would even go for walks with the dogs and me. He didn’t like other cats but liked to hang with the big dogs. His personality was definitely more canine than cat.
iggyman over 5 years ago
I have a short haired cat and I can’t believe how much one cat can shed! Still love her though.!
sarahbowl1 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Purrrpose, huh?
garcoa over 5 years ago
Earl, you got replaced 48 years ago.
Wichita1.0 over 5 years ago
Piranhas. Let’s talk piranhas.
pigbayou Premium Member over 5 years ago
Neanderthal
Macushlalondra over 5 years ago
Earl you are not cuddly, you can’t sit on her lap and purr while she pets you. Cats’ fur is soft and silky. How can you compete? You can’t, so forget about it.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
Whoa…now I feel useless…
lagoulou over 5 years ago
Earl….Perhaps if you showed the cat more affection, fed it, brushed it, you wouldn’t get surprises in your slippers or shredded pants legs…it’s just showing you that it feels your negative opinion of it…if you can’t get affection from Opal, try the cat!
greatgrannyszoo over 5 years ago
I have both so can’t complain…best alarm system is my hot dog… he start then the beagle joins in…
ChessPirate over 5 years ago
One day, getting home from work, I come out of the garage and see a neighborhood cat sunning itself on a 2nd-floor, back-porch railing, surveying its turf. I waved and said “Hi, cat!” The cat said “Meow!” back. I was proud my existence had actually been acknowledged… ☺
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
Get a ferret.
sparkle 13 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Think again Earl !!!
swanridge over 5 years ago
Cats also SHED. And you have to admire anyone who can sleep 23 hours a day and still have humans serve them.
Tootsie Premium Member over 5 years ago
I would guess the cat doesn’t like Earl.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
So you have no scratching post and no litter box?
prrdh over 5 years ago
Earl, we guys exist for two purposes: opening jars, and making sperm. Other than that, we’re useless excrescences cluttering up the earth. Deal with it.
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs over 5 years ago
You can never have too much adorable.
(It I would be all.)
zeexenon over 5 years ago
Cats usually stick a back leg straight up and lick their anus when I visit.
JP Steve Premium Member over 5 years ago
You heard Opal, Earl — go leave a “surprise” in her slippers!
davetb1956 over 5 years ago
And why would Earl just sit there letting the cat claw his pant leg to bits, or Opal for that matter?
wwward1948 over 5 years ago
Chinese food.
sousamannd over 5 years ago
she can have her cat – he can have his dog!